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Joy Adamson is best known for her conservation efforts associated with Elsa the Lioness. In 1956, George Adamson, in the course of his job as game warden of the Northern Frontier District in Kenya, shot and killed a lioness as she charged him and another warden.
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Naturalist and wildlife preservationist Joy Adamson is best known for the books and films depicting her work in Africa, especially her inspirational book Born Free. Adamson spent almost forty years living on game reserves in Kenya, and became heavily involved in wildlife preservation activities.
Joy Adamson (born Jan. 20, 1910, Troppau, Silesia, Austria-Hungary [now Opava, Czech Republic]—died Jan. 3, 1980, Shaba National Reserve, Kenya) was a conservationist who pioneered the movement to preserve African wildlife.
Illustrator, conservationist and author Joy Adamson is internationally known for her contribution to Kenya’s natural and cultural heritage. Adamson was a colorful, if at times...
Joy Adamson, née Joy-Friederike Victoria Gessner, (born Jan. 20, 1910, Troppau, Silesia, Austria-Hungary [now Opava, Czech Republic]—died Jan. 3, 1980, Shaba National Reserve, Kenya), conservationist who pioneered the movement to preserve African wildlife.
Joy Adamson (1910–1980) was a conservationist, illustrator and author. Much of her work is immortalized in her illustrations, books, and films, which have been pivotal in preserving the...
Naturalist and wildlife preservationist Joy Adamson is best known for the books and films depicting her work in Africa, especially her inspirational book Born Free. Adamson spent almost forty years living on game reserves in Kenya, mostly writing and lecturing throughout the world on wildlife conservation.
In my lifetime I was a naturalist, wildlife preservationist, speaker and writer. I was best known for my book, Born Free, which became an Academy Award-winning film about our work raising and releasing ‘Elsa the Lioness’ who had been orphaned as a cub.
Sep 6, 2012 · The lives of Joy and George Adamson, the couple who adopted the famous lioness, Elsa.
Friederike Victoria "Joy" Adamson was a naturalist, artist and author. Her book, Born Free, describes her experiences raising a lion cub named Elsa. Born Free was printed in several...
